(1) This Act may be called the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
(3) It shall extend to the whole of State of Uttarakhand.
Definitions
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context--
(a) “Beef” means flesh of cow progeny;
(b) "Cow Progeny" means a cow, bull, bullock, heifer or calf;
(c) "Prescribed" means rules prescribed under this Act;
(d) "Slaughter" means killing by any method, whatsoever, including causing such physical blow and incapacitating or poisoning, which would normally cause death;
(e) "Competent Authority" means such person, appointed in this behalf by the State Government to exercise the powers and perform the functions under this Act and rules made thereunder;
(f) "State Government" means the State Government of Uttarakhand;
(g) "Uneconomic Cow" means and includes stray, infirm, disabled, diseased or barren cow;
(h) "Free /Vagrant wandering" means wandering in urban area; and
(i) "Urban area" means area under Nagar Nigam/Nagar Palika Parishad.
Prohibition of Cow slaughter